Types of Siding for Your Storage Shed

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When choosing the siding materials for your storage shed, consider what will best complement the style of your home. Siding choices for storage sheds typically include wood, vinyl, metal, and rock.

Wood - Wood is the most popular siding choice for storage sheds. Choose properly treated wood that is specifically designedfor siding. Using untreated wood as exterior siding for your storage shed will lead to rot. By using treated siding, your shed willlook good and will stay weather durable for a long time. The most common wood siding optionsinclude:

Plywood is the cheapest and easiest wood siding to install, but it is theleast attractive wood choice. Large sheets of plywood installquickly, but are more of a durable siding and not as stylish asother types of wood siding.

Cedar Shakes take stain well and are long lasting, durable, and rot resistant.They require considerable effort to install, but are pretty.

Tongue and Groove siding looks great installed vertically, horizontally, ordiagonally. Large tongue and groove panels install quickly and firis an economical wood choice.

Board and Batten is nice looking and easy to install. Knotty pine or cedar boards give a rustic look. Firand spruce give a smoother painting surface.

Wooden Clapboard is the perfect choice to match many of today's homes. Pine, spruce, and fir areless expensive and long lasting when painted or sealed.

Vinyl - PVC vinyl siding is an excellent choice if you aren't looking touse a natural material to side your storage shed. It is inexpensive, low maintenance, durable, won't rot orrust, and comes in many colors. Vinyl is long lasting, insectresistant, and won't ever need painting.

Metal - Metal (aluminum or galvanized steel) is a common siding includedin storage shed kits, but is also a choice for siding sheds built from aplan. Prefabricated sections of metal siding are inexpensive and fire proof, but can rust and may not last as long as othersiding choices.